Dual-career couple counselling: An elaboration of life-design paradigm

Abstract

Life-design counselling discourse originator, Mark Savickas, calls for its expansion from an individual intervention to encompass interpersonal and intimate relationships. In this article, a fictitious foreign-service couple – configured from the author’s recent case files for authenticity – illustrates use of a modified Career Construction Interview in life-design counselling for resolution of life–career conundrums commonly experienced by dual-career couples. Practical models and seminal resources are identified for those unfamiliar with the dual-career couple construct or inexperienced with couple counselling. A strategy and topics for future field research collaboration between academics and career practitioners are suggested.

Do vocational interests matter for the selection of romantic partners? Evidence from variable‐ and couple‐centered approaches

“…We have found here that the utilization of profile correlations can capture the highest degree of couple similarity in interests. The need and value of cross-specialty collaboration and the inclusion of the conjoint couple format in (career) counselling have been outlined by career practitioners (Hall, 2018).…”

“…We have found here that the utilization of profile correlations can capture the highest degree of couple similarity in interests. The need and value of cross‐specialty collaboration and the inclusion of the conjoint couple format in (career) counselling have been outlined by career practitioners (Hall, 2018). Measuring couple congruence in VI might be applied in counselling in the co‐construction of common life‐career intentions of partners, the possible joint activities, and topics of common interest.…”

“…The predictive value of RIASEC interests was found for work–family conflict (Han & Sears, 2020), being married, or having children (Stoll et al, 2017), and romantic relationship satisfaction (Banov et al, 2022). Results may assist counsellors in developing new dating services and strategies promoting work–family facilitation based on the utilization of shared interests with a romantic partner (Hall, 2018). Applying VI in the selection of a partner might promote meaningful conversations between partners, their greater relationship satisfaction, and a positive family–work interface.…”

Approaches to Dual Career Coaching: Current state of research

“…Die in Fachartikeln dargestellten Ansätze fokussieren oft hingegen stärker einzelne Elemente der inneren Themen-Triade bzw. deren Beziehungen zueinander, teils unter Berücksichtigung von Rückwirkungen auf das Beziehungsarrangement (Clement und Clement 2001;Hall 2018;O'Neil et al 1987;Parker und Arthur 2004). In mehreren Fällen werden sowohl in Fachartikeln als auch in Monografien die Konstrukte der Transition (Hall 2018;O'Neil et al 1987;Petriglieri 2019) (Jahn 2012;Spiker-Miller und Kees 1995 schließlich auch die tiefergehende Untersuchung der personalen Triade für mich eine vielversprechende Perspektive, um die spezifische Dynamik in der Beratung von DCCs noch besser zu verstehen und Beratungsprozesse wirksam zu gestalten.…”

“…und des Selbstkonzepts bzw. der Identität(Hall 2018; Parker und Arthur 2004;Petriglieri 2019) zur Konzeptualisierung der untersuchten Modelle genutzt. Wie in Abb.…”